Robert J. Silbey is the Class of 1942 Professor of Chemistry at MIT. His research involves theoretical studies of single-molecule spectroscopy at low temperatures, energy and electron transfer and relaxation in molecular aggregates, the optical and electronic properties of conjugated oligomers and polymers, and the transport of charge in organic systems.

• FIRST SECTION: PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE SOLVED USING A HAND-HELD CALCULATOR PART ONE: THERMODYNAMICS Thermodynamic State of a Gas 1First Law of Thermodynamics 15Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics 33Fundamental Equations of Thermodynamics 49Chemical Equilibrium 67Phase Equilibrium 99Electrochemical Equilibrium 131Thermodynamics of Biochemical Reactions 153PART TWO: QUANTUM CHEMISTRYQuantum Theory 171Atomic Structure 191Molecular Electronic Structure 209Symmetry 221Rotational and Vibrational Spectroscopy 229Electronic Spectroscopy of Molecules 249Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 263Statistical Mechanics 275PART THREE: KINETICSKinetic Theory of Gases 301Experimental Kinetics and Gas Reactions 315Chemical Dynamics and Photochemistry 341Kinetics in the Liquid Phase 355PART FOUR: MACROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURESMacromolecules 377Electric and Magnetic Properties of Molecules 387Solid-State Chemistry 391 Surface Dynamics 401SECOND SECTION: PROBLEMS THAT REQUIRE A PERSONAL COMPUTER WITH A MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONPART ONE: THERMODYNAMICSThermodynamic State of a Gas 1First Law of Thermodynamics 11Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics 17Fundamental Equations of Thermodynamics 23Chemical Equilibrium 35Phase Equilibrium 57Electrochemical Equilibrium 73Thermodynamics of Biochemical Reactions 87PART TWO: QUANTUM CHEMISTRYQuantum Theory 107Atomic Structure 135Molecular Electronic Structure 153Symmetry 169Rotational and Vibrational Spectroscopy 177Electronic Spectroscopy of Molecules 195Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 197Statistical Mechanics 209PART THREE: KINETICSKinetic Theory of Gases 221Experimental Kinetics and Gas Reactions 229Chemical Dynamics and Photochemistry 249Kinetics in the Liquid Phase 253PART FOUR: MACROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURESMacromolecules 267Electric and Magnetic Properties of Molecules 275Solid-State Chemistry 279Surface Dynamics 283ReadMe 287Introduction to Mathematica 289Index of Mathematica Commands 295

Robert J. Silbey is the Class of 1942 Professor of Chemistry at MIT. His research involves theoretical studies of single-molecule spectroscopy at low temperatures, energy and electron transfer and relaxation in molecular aggregates, the optical and electronic properties of conjugated oligomers and polymers, and the transport of charge in organic systems.

• FIRST SECTION: PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE SOLVED USING A HAND-HELD CALCULATOR PART ONE: THERMODYNAMICS Thermodynamic State of a Gas 1First Law of Thermodynamics 15Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics 33Fundamental Equations of Thermodynamics 49Chemical Equilibrium 67Phase Equilibrium 99Electrochemical Equilibrium 131Thermodynamics of Biochemical Reactions 153PART TWO: QUANTUM CHEMISTRYQuantum Theory 171Atomic Structure 191Molecular Electronic Structure 209Symmetry 221Rotational and Vibrational Spectroscopy 229Electronic Spectroscopy of Molecules 249Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 263Statistical Mechanics 275PART THREE: KINETICSKinetic Theory of Gases 301Experimental Kinetics and Gas Reactions 315Chemical Dynamics and Photochemistry 341Kinetics in the Liquid Phase 355PART FOUR: MACROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURESMacromolecules 377Electric and Magnetic Properties of Molecules 387Solid-State Chemistry 391 Surface Dynamics 401SECOND SECTION: PROBLEMS THAT REQUIRE A PERSONAL COMPUTER WITH A MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONPART ONE: THERMODYNAMICSThermodynamic State of a Gas 1First Law of Thermodynamics 11Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics 17Fundamental Equations of Thermodynamics 23Chemical Equilibrium 35Phase Equilibrium 57Electrochemical Equilibrium 73Thermodynamics of Biochemical Reactions 87PART TWO: QUANTUM CHEMISTRYQuantum Theory 107Atomic Structure 135Molecular Electronic Structure 153Symmetry 169Rotational and Vibrational Spectroscopy 177Electronic Spectroscopy of Molecules 195Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 197Statistical Mechanics 209PART THREE: KINETICSKinetic Theory of Gases 221Experimental Kinetics and Gas Reactions 229Chemical Dynamics and Photochemistry 249Kinetics in the Liquid Phase 253PART FOUR: MACROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURESMacromolecules 267Electric and Magnetic Properties of Molecules 275Solid-State Chemistry 279Surface Dynamics 283ReadMe 287Introduction to Mathematica 289Index of Mathematica Commands 295

Robert J. Silbey is the Class of 1942 Professor of Chemistry at MIT. His research involves theoretical studies of single-molecule spectroscopy at low temperatures, energy and electron transfer and relaxation in molecular aggregates, the optical and electronic properties of conjugated oligomers and polymers, and the transport of charge in organic systems.

• FIRST SECTION: PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE SOLVED USING A HAND-HELD CALCULATOR PART ONE: THERMODYNAMICS Thermodynamic State of a Gas 1First Law of Thermodynamics 15Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics 33Fundamental Equations of Thermodynamics 49Chemical Equilibrium 67Phase Equilibrium 99Electrochemical Equilibrium 131Thermodynamics of Biochemical Reactions 153PART TWO: QUANTUM CHEMISTRYQuantum Theory 171Atomic Structure 191Molecular Electronic Structure 209Symmetry 221Rotational and Vibrational Spectroscopy 229Electronic Spectroscopy of Molecules 249Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 263Statistical Mechanics 275PART THREE: KINETICSKinetic Theory of Gases 301Experimental Kinetics and Gas Reactions 315Chemical Dynamics and Photochemistry 341Kinetics in the Liquid Phase 355PART FOUR: MACROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURESMacromolecules 377Electric and Magnetic Properties of Molecules 387Solid-State Chemistry 391 Surface Dynamics 401SECOND SECTION: PROBLEMS THAT REQUIRE A PERSONAL COMPUTER WITH A MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONPART ONE: THERMODYNAMICSThermodynamic State of a Gas 1First Law of Thermodynamics 11Second and Third Laws of Thermodynamics 17Fundamental Equations of Thermodynamics 23Chemical Equilibrium 35Phase Equilibrium 57Electrochemical Equilibrium 73Thermodynamics of Biochemical Reactions 87PART TWO: QUANTUM CHEMISTRYQuantum Theory 107Atomic Structure 135Molecular Electronic Structure 153Symmetry 169Rotational and Vibrational Spectroscopy 177Electronic Spectroscopy of Molecules 195Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 197Statistical Mechanics 209PART THREE: KINETICSKinetic Theory of Gases 221Experimental Kinetics and Gas Reactions 229Chemical Dynamics and Photochemistry 249Kinetics in the Liquid Phase 253PART FOUR: MACROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURESMacromolecules 267Electric and Magnetic Properties of Molecules 275Solid-State Chemistry 279Surface Dynamics 283ReadMe 287Introduction to Mathematica 289Index of Mathematica Commands 295